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Talking To The Farside: Apollo S-IVB Stage Relay
wired.com 2 weeks, 6 days agoSeveral critical Apollo mission maneuvers took place in lunar orbit over the moon's far side -- out of sight and radio contact with Earth. Space historian David S. F. Portree describes a 1963 plan to ensure uninterrupted communication with Apollo spacecraft as they flew over this remote region.
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One-Way Space Man
wired.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoGagarin's single Earth orbit on April 12, 1961, made some in the U.S. desperate to recoup lost technological prestige. Space historian David S. F. Portree describes the most infamous desperation space mission - a one-way, one-man moon flight - its impact on pop culture, and the concept's surprising revival in recent years.










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